After crafting its own processors over the past couple of years, Apple is now getting into the display business, reports Bloomberg. The company is said to have some 300 engineers working on an upcoming screen tech called MicroLED at its Santa Clara facility. The idea is to create a better display, first for its smartwatches and later for its phones, and perhaps eventually ditch third-party suppliers like Samsung and LG. But don't expect an Apple MicroLED display on your wrist anytime soon. The technology is incredibly complex to manufacture at scale, because, unlike LEDs that are simply powered by lights… This story continues at The Next Web Or just read more coverage about: Apple

Google already earns revenue when you search for anything using its service and see ads, but it's now turning shoppers' queries into an even bigger money-spinner. Reuters reports that the company is partnering with major retailers like Target Walmart, Home Depot, and Costco to let them list their products in search results when you enter a query like, "Where can I buy this?" The move to launch a partnership program arose from the millions of image searches people conducted using Google's engine, which included pictures of products and questions about how to buy them. As part of this initiative, retailers… This story continues at The Next Web Or just read more coverage about: Google

Questions still abound about the sustainability of cryptocurrency mining and its impact on energy consumption. Per figures from Digiconomist, Bitcoin consumes 53.28TWh annually (about as much as Bangladesh consumes in a year) and about 262KWh per transaction. For some context, that could power more than 3,000 US households a year. Ethereum, the world's second largest cryptocurrency, is a little easier on electricity by comparison but still consumes 15.22TWh a year at 55KWh per transaction on average. Needless to say, this leaves behind a hefty carbon footprint and casts doubt on the future of cryptocurrency. This all fits into wider problems… This story continues at The Next Web

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